Party Quest (Kerning City)
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Party Quests
Some of you may be wondering, what is a party quest? A party quest is where you and your party members work together to complete it. Completing it requires teamwork, patience and skill. Once you PQ multiple times, you will begin to understand the quest better, and it will feel alot easier. There are currently two Party Quests available: The Kerning City Party Quest (you're reading the article right now!) and the Ludibrium PQ. The Kerning City Party Quest requires you to be levels 21-30 in order to complete it.
How to Join the Party Quest
You must be in a party of four members in order to begin this quest. The first step is to head to the center of Kerning City, where the sewers are located. You will then need to find three other members to join your party, or to join the party of someone who already has or will soon have two other members. When you find them, and they are in a party with you, the leader should talk to Lakelis, a woman standing nearby the sewers.
If there are no people in the Party Quest at the current time, you should get in on your first try. Otherwise, your leader will need to keep on clicking1. It helps if you have track, for it is much faster than clicking mindlessly. What is track? Track is when you keep track of where a player is currently located within the PQ. By typing the code /find {username}, you can find out what stage your track is in.
However, you may not know how to obtain a track. One of the best ways of obtaining one (or more) tracks is to copy down the names of every person (levels 21-30) within the PQ area. That way, if you cannot get into the PQ, you can check that list of names to see if any of them got into the PQ.
When you enter the Party Quest, you will find yourself in the first stage, which is explained below. You will have a time limit of 30 minutes to complete this quest. You will find a timer at the top of each room of the Party Quest, excluding the Exit Stage.
The timer found in the Party Quest, which begins at 30:00, meaning that you have 30 minutes to finish the quest. When the timer reaches 0:00, you are booted out of the Party Quest.
There are six parts of the Party Quest, the First Stage, Second Stage, Third Stage, Fourth Stage, Last Stage, and Bonus Stage. There is also an Exit Stage.
- 1Please do not use cheating tools such as Auto Clickers, as it is a violation of MapleSEA/MapleGlobal policy.
Classes
When choosing party members, different classes will be favoured, while others will be unwanted. Mages and claw thieves are the most popular class among Party Questers, where as a dagger thief, or a warrior would not be as good at Party Quests, therefore being unwanted.
Mages: This is the most popular class for Party questing. They are by quite a lot the most powerful class for this level bracket. This is due to King Slime (the party quest boss) having a high weapon defence, while maintaining a low magic defence.
Warriors: Not a very popular class for Party Quests, as they don't have ranged attacks and also usually lack sufficient accuracy (at lower levels). However, higher leveled warriors can dish out quite a bit of damage. They are also quite helpful at killing the King Slime, and the Slimes he summons and splits into after death (though some weaker warriors are only useful in that they can tank*).
- To tank means to absorb damage (Warriors are ideal for tanking because of their high health).
Bowmen: They aren't terrible, they aren't brilliant either, they're kind of average. Their attacks on the monsters in the quest is reasonable. Bowmen are usually rare in the party quest.
Thieves: Dagger thieves at lower levels are horrible, but do become OK at levels 29-30. Claw thieves actually quite powerful towards level 30, and may even become stronger than the mage. Daggers do little/some damage to the monsters, while stars are above-average/good. The only problem for claw thieves is when the party is on the last stage battling King Slime, thieves take a lot of 'touch' damage from it. Thieves must use their surroundings to their advantage to be an effective attacker in the PQ.
Now we will move on to how to complete this party quest.
Edited by Ooister
Completing the Kerning Party Quest: Step By Step
-1rst stage-
In the first stage (Accompaniment), each of you (Excluding the leader) will get a question, which can be received by asking Cloto. You need to kill enough Ligators (Each Ligator drops one coupon) to answer the question they recieved.
Questions Cloto May Ask:
- Level needed to become a Magician (8 coupons)
- Level needed to become any other class (Warrior, Archer or Thief) (10 coupons)
- DEX needed to become a Thief or an Archer (25 coupons)
- STR needed to become a Warrior (35 coupons)
- INT needed to become a Magician (20 coupons)
- EXP needed to get from level 1 to level 2 (15 coupons)
When they are done, tell them to talk to Cloto (Not Nella). Make sure you do not have any more or any less than you need to. If you have even more than required, you will not receive the pass. Drop the amount of coupons you need for the exact answer to your question. Try to drop your coupons near Cloto in case your party members need them. If they have the correct amount of coupons, each of them will get a Pass. They then need to give you their passes (3 in total, assuming no one died). You now talk with Cloto to advance to the second stage.
Second Stage
In the 2nd stage, you will find yourself and the rest of the party in a room similar to the 1st stage, but quite smaller and without any monsters. There are 4 platforms, each with a rope hanging from it.
The three party members will need to hang on them, with the leader clicking. This will leave one extra rope (Note, if one has fallen in battle, the leader will have to take their place). The leader then talks to Cloto, who will determine whether your party members are on the right ropes. If they aren't, the party members need to keep switching ropes (in a clockwise/counter-clockwise manner) until they find the right combination.
Hang on the ropes in the following order, assuming 1 and 2 are the top left and right ropes, while 3 and 4 are the bottom left and right ones:
- 1-2-3, 1-2-4, 1-3-4, 2-3-4
Third Stage
After entering the 3rd stage, climb up the upwards slope to the right of you. After reaching the top, you will find 5 platforms with kittens on them. Each platform has a specific number of kittens: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 kittens. To complete this stage, get your three party members to stand on one of the platforms, beginning with platform 1, 2, and 3 (The number of the platform refers to how many kittens are on it). Follow this series of combinations to complete this stage:
- 1-2-3, 1-2-4, 1-2-5, 1-3-4, 1-3-5, 1-4-5, 2-3-4, 2-3-5, 2-4-5, 3-4-5
Fourth Stage
Upon entering the 4th stage, you will find a pathway leading to the top of the map. Go up the pathway, and you will find yourself in front of 6 stacked and numbered barrels, 1-6. This stage is similar to the previous stage, but with an extra number barrel (6). The three party members (again, assuming no one died) need to get on one of the boxes, starting with combination 1-2-3 (this makes it much easier and faster). The leader then checks with Cloto to see if the combination is correct.
Following this series of combinations, you will get through this stage without a problem:
- 1-2-3, 1-2-4, 1-2-5, 1-2-6, 1-3-4, 1-3-5, 1-3-6, 1-4-5, 1-4-6, 1-5-6, 2-3-4, 2-3-5, 2-3-6, 2-4-5, 2-4-6, 2-5-6, 3-4-5, 3-4-6, 3-5-6, 4-5-6
A screenshot of the six barrels found in this stage.
Last Stage
Your party will now enter the last stage, where the fighting resumes. At the end of this stage, you will face the boss of the Party Quest, the King Slime. After entering this stage, you should be prepared to fight, for there are 3 Curse Eyes on the platform below you. Jump down onto this platform and take on the Curse Eyes. However, these aren't regular Curse Eyes, with much more HP than a usual Curse Eye, but less avoidability to make it easier to hit (Note: Corner kills are now allowed, so there is no need to worry about that).
File:Curseeye.gif A Curse Eye
After killing the Curse Eyes, take the passes that they drop and head down to the next platform by going through the portal. On the next platform, there are 6 Jr. Neckis to be killed. Again, these have more HP and less avoidability than an average Jr. Necki. Kill them and retrieve all of the passes.
A Jr. Necki
You should now have 9 passes. Go down the portal, and be ready to face the boss of the Party Quest: The King Slime.
The King Slime
With 8000 HP, 160 weapon and magic defence and 10 avoidability, this boss is a nightmare for those PQing under level 25. Warriors will not be able to hit it, archers and thieves will do terrible damage, and although being able to hit good damage, mages will be killed in 1-2 hits (Assuming they don't have magic guard yet). However, once you get to 25-30, the boss will no longer be the beast that it used to be. A party of 4 above level 25 should be able to take the King Slime fairly easily. When the King Slime approaches low health, it will begin to summon Slimes. These Slimes get in the way of your fighting, but otherwise are of no threat. Even after the King Slime is dead he will split into many other slimes, leaving little room for a breather. When the King Slime dies he/she/it will drop the 10th pass. Go back to the portal at the top of the map and talk to Cloto. You have now officially completed the Party Quest and you will be awarded for your hard work.
P.S Feel free to kill the spawn of slimes after the King Slime is dead. Party members will tell you not to but it's just another rumor.
Edited by Ooister
Possible Rewards
Here is a list of possible rewards from completing the Party Quest:
- Earrings: Yellow Square, Gold Earrings, Red Cross Earrings, Lightning Earrings, Emerald Earrings, Star Earrings, Sapphire Earrings
- Scrolls: 10% Scroll for Overall for DEF, 10% Scroll for Overall for DEX, 10% Scroll for Helmet for DEF, 10% Scroll for Bottomwear for DEF, 10% Scroll for Topwear for DEF
- Hats (Armour): Green Bamboo Hat, Blue Bamboo Hat, Brown Bamboo Hat
- Potions/Foods: Orange Potions, White Potions, Blue Potions, Mana Elixirs, Health Elixirs, Unagi, Pure Water
- Mineral Ores: Adamantium Ore, Bronze Ore, Mithril Ore, Gold Ore, Silver Ore, Steel Ore, Orihalcon Ore
- Jewel Ores: Aquamarine Ore, Amethyst Ore, Diamond Ore, Opal Ore, Garnet Ore, Emerald Ore, Sapphire Ore, Topaz Ore, Black Crystal Ore
- Other: Screws
Bonus Stage
After recieving your reward, you will be teleported to the bonus stage of the Party Quest. Here, there is a large spawn of Green and Horned Mushrooms. Although this stage gives good experience, try not to stay in it too long, for there are others trying to get into the Party Quest. Talk to Nella to exit the PQ. Congratulations! You have officially completed the Kerning City Party Quest.
Tactics
Here are some tactics used within the Kerning City Party Quest:
Rushing
Rushing means to get out and immediately PQ again. If the leader exits the party quest, every party member still within the PQ is transferred to the exit. It is not wise to stay in the Exit Stage, for other parties can get into the Party Quest while you are in this area. After leaving the Party Quest, all team members must quickly return to the sewers, where Lakelis is located. The leader must then click as fast as possible to re-enter the Party Quest. Equipment that gives speed is helpful for rushing, because you can spawn anywhere in Kerning City, and even a little speed matters. It is advisable to just click Lakelis and hold enter when rushing because aligning the chat window takes too long. However, rushing is very difficult if the channel is crowded. A rush invite is the same thing as a rush, except because four party members are required for the quest (and for some reason you lost one before the rush) you must now attempt to invite a fourth person into the party while rushing. To pull this off, you should get a party member to go out first, and find the fourth person. Have them stand on top of Lakelis, and make sure they are ready to accept your invite. Be sure to have "/partyinvite name" ready (on Ctrl-V) so that you don't have to type it when you exit.
Scouting
The process of scouting requires a party member, not the party leader, to exit the bonus stage and return to the pipes area of Kerning City, where you entered the PQ earlier. There, the "scout" will write down the names of people levels 21-30 in the sewer area around Lakelis, while the other party members remain in the bonus stage. Doing this allows the person to record the names of people within the area, while other parties cannot enter since party members are still in the Party Quest. After recording the names of everyone, most groups will now attempt a "rush". However, if the party ends up "missing" the rush to re-enter the party quest, the party will still have (a) track(s), and a better chance to re-enter the Party Quest when the party within the Party Quest leaves.
Note: You scout after you rush, you rush after you spend some time at bonus, you dawdle at bonus after you kill the King Slime. But you should "delay." Delaying is when you stay in the bonus, (provided you have time) and wait for leaders that are furiously clicking to tire and slow down, and if lucky, stop.This will give you a much better chance when rushing.
Player Addition:
Hogging
- Highly Unrecommended -
Hogging is the term used for staying in the bonus stage until the time in the Party Quest ends. The point of this method is to obtain as much EXP as possible with the time remaining, training on the Green and Horned Mushrooms in the stage. If you get whispers from other characters telling you to get out, you should leave if they kindly asked you. if they whispered you in a bad way, I suggest you reply to them saying you will stay longer if they whisper like that again to you.
Many parties don't like it when people do this, so I suggest scouting or rushing rather then doing this. This is because it really irritates the members of other parties, and could result in you getting defamed.
- I usually do this only when I need 5%-10% more experience to level
Conclusion
There you have it, an in-depth and informative guide on how to complete the Kerning City Party Quest. If you have an comments, suggestions, or questions about this guide, please consult the Help Desk.